For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (5 ahead).
Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from MD, GA, OH.
3 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
9% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 12 players
Guards 7 of 12
Isaiah Walter6′6″RS-So3.0 PPG
Max Ellis6′5″Fr
Jakai Newton6′3″Sr · final yr
Jaden Flemons6′2″Fr
Jasiah Cannady6′1″Fr
Kenyon Giles5′11″Jr
Christian Jones5′11″So
Frontcourt 5 of 12 · forwards + centers
Jerrell Roberson6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Victor Okojie6′8″So · F5.0 PPG
Elhadji Diallo6′7″Fr · F
Jayden Harris6′6″RS-So · F
Donovan Hand6′6″RS-Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning
Returning production
9%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Victor Okojie5.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaiah Walter3.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Computed from 12 of 13 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
4from high school5via the portal
7 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
3 of 12
3 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Jakai Newton #131.
Where from
MD 4 · GA 2 · OH 2 · PA 2 · TX 2 · CA 1
5 international: Central Coast; La Romana, DR; Castlebar; Dakar, Senegal and 1 more
High schools: Hamilton Heights; DeMatha Catholic; Tuggerah Lakes Secondary and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures
2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
→Kenyon Giles
→Jayden Harris
→Christian Jones
→Jakai Newton
→Donovan Hand
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
←Kris Johnson
←Shawn Simmons II
←Angel Montas Jr.
←Xavier Spencer
←Keenan Bey
←Khalil Farmer
←Jared Frey
←JJ Massaquoi
←Darrel Yepdo
How this roster compares
America East Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
Measure
UMass Lowell
Conference
Average guard height
6′2″
6′3″
−1″
Average frontcourt height
6′7″
6′8″
−1″
Roster size
12
15
−3
Freshman share
33%
27%
+6pp
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
15–16 · America East 5th26–8 · America East 2nd22–10 · America East 2nd17–15 · America East 4th15–18 · America East 3rd
Coaching staff
Pat DuquetteHead coach / kennedy
Bryan DougherAssistant coach / kennedy
Octavius HinnantAssistant coach / kennedy
Matt GravesAssistant coach / kennedy
Nick SchmidtAssistant coach / kennedy
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.
Academics
published admissions data
Acceptance rate83%
SAT midpoint1255
ACT midpoint29
How this page is made: Rosters: official UMass Lowell rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: UMass Lowell's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.
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